The NCCPD Youth Academy gives local youth ages 13 to 17, from 8th grade through high school seniors, an opportunity to explore law enforcement through hands-on activities and instruction from police officers. Cadets will learn about criminal investigations, traffic stops, evidence collection, CPR, leadership, and teamwork while gaining a better understanding of police operations and the importance of serving their community.

📅 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗠 𝗗𝗘𝗧𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗦

𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀: January through May 2027
𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀: First and third Thursday of each month
𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Route 9 Library, New Castle, DE

📌 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲

🔗 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://www.newcastlede.gov/2314/Youth-Academy

Questions? Contact the Community Services Unit at 302-395-8050 or email NCCPDCSU@newcastlede.gov

Bear, DE 19701 – On Monday, October 12, 2026, at approximately 1:05 a.m., officers from the New Castle County Division of Police responded to the 300 block of Varsity Lane, in the parking lot of School Bell Apartments, for a report of subjects attempting to break into vehicles.

As officers arrived at the apartment complex, the suspects observed the police vehicles and immediately began running away. Officers pursued and apprehended both suspects, who were subsequently identified as two 16-year-old males, one from Wilmington and the other from Bridgeville, Delaware.

During the investigation, officers determined that the suspects had attempted to enter at least five vehicles within the apartment complex.

Both juveniles were taken into custody and transported to New Castle County Police Headquarters, where they were charged with the following offenses:

• Five felony counts of Attempted Burglary in the Third Degree
• One felony count of Wearing a Disguise During the Commission of a Felony
• One felony count of Conspiracy in the Second Degree
• Five misdemeanor counts of Attempted Theft Under $1,500
• One misdemeanor count of Resisting Arrest
• One violation of Loitering

One of the 16-year-olds was arraigned at Justice of the Peace Court 11 and committed to a detention center on $6,550 cash bail. The second 16-year-old was arraigned at Justice of the Peace Court 7 and released on $10,500 unsecured bail.

In July 2026, detectives assigned to the New Castle County Division of Police Drug and Human Trafficking Investigations Team initiated an investigation into 29-year-old D’Andre Murphy of Wilmington, who was suspected of distributing narcotics throughout New Castle County.

On Sunday, October 11, 2026, following an extensive investigation, detectives executed two search warrants at separate locations. Detectives executed the first search warrant in the 500 block of West 7th Street in New Castle, where they located and took Murphy into custody. Detectives then executed a second search warrant in the 100 block of North DuPont Street in the City of Wilmington.

During the execution of the two search warrants, detectives recovered approximately 3,165 bags of suspected heroin/fentanyl, 89 grams of crack cocaine, drug-related paraphernalia, and a loaded .40-caliber handgun.

Murphy was transported to New Castle County Police Headquarters, where he was charged with the following offenses:

• Two felony counts of Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance, Tier 3

• Two felony counts of Possession of a Controlled Substance, Tier 3

• One felony count of Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony

• One felony count of Possession of a Deadly Weapon by a Person Prohibited

• One misdemeanor count of Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

Murphy was arraigned in Justice of the Peace Court 7 and committed to the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution after failing to post $128,000 cash bail.

D’Andre Murphy – 29